Virginia Tech Football: Why Hokies Fans Shouldn't Doubt Frank Beamer

When you've had eight seasons in a row of 10-plus wins and have taken your team to a bowl game for 18 straight seasons, you're doing a pretty good job.

Frank Beamer will enter his 26th season as head coach of Virginia Tech in 2012. Since entering the ACC in 2004, Beamer's Hokies have won the conference four times and appeared in the championship game on two other occasions.

However, postseason failures have followed the Hokies for several years now, leading many Virginia Tech fans to question Beamer.

Is it fair to question Beamer?

When you look at the results of Beamer's teams against top-five opponents, it leaves a lot to be desired.

And who can forget Beamer's coaching gaffe in the 2012 Sugar Bowl? He called for a fake punt around midfield with under eight minutes to go with the Hokies clearly in control. Needless to say, that failed miserably.

Tremendous Coaching Staff

But, overall, the Hokies have one of the better coaching staffs in the entire country.

Stinespring, the longtime offensive coordinator, has long been a target of Virginia Tech fans for his unimaginative offense despite always having tremendous talent at the skill positions.

Beamer did give quarterbacks' coach Mike O'Cain, a former head coach at N.C. State, the play-calling duties prior to the 2011 season with outstanding results.

As for the defensive side of the ball, Bud Foster is the best defensive coordinator in college football. Foster has turned down numerous head coaching interviews as well as the opportunity to be a defensive coordinator at schools such as Florida, South Carolina and Georgia.

Getting his son Shane to Blacksburg in 2011 was one of Beamer's best moves in years. Shane Beamer is one of the best young, up-and-coming assistant coaches in college football and an outstanding recruiter. There was no nepotism in this hire.

Other coaches like Torrian Gray, Kevin Sherman and Charlie Wiles are respected by those throughout college football.